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Elon Musk makes it to TIME Magazine’s list of 100 Most Influential People in AI

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made it to TIME Magazine’s list of 100 most influential people in the field of artificial intelligence, aptly dubbed the TIME100 AI. When DeepMind was bought out by Google in 2014, Musk became concerned that the tech giant would not take AI safety seriously.

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Ford to offer 1L EcoBoost in 2014 Fiesta in North America

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The new 2014 Ford Fiesta on sale next year will be the first vehicle available in the United States with Ford’s 3-cylinder 1.0-liter liter four-cylinder with about 25% fewer moving parts. Click to enlarge. liter EcoBoost (direct injection plus turbocharging) engine. Earlier post.) The smallest engine available in its class, Ford’s 1.0-liter

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Battelle-R&D Magazine forecast predicts 5.2% growth in 2012 global R&D spending to $1.4+T, largely driven by Asian economies; US companies and tech providers to boost energy R&D spending by 23.1% to $6.7B

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The Battelle-R&D Magazine annual Global R&D Funding Forecast concludes that global research and development (R&D) spending will grow by about 5.2% The team from Battelle and R&D Magazine forecast that a 2.1% Key energy technology development areas by 2014. Global R&D spending 2011. Source: 2012 Global R&D Funding Forecast.

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Audi sets new lap record for diesels on Sachsenring; electric compressor overcomes turbo lag, enhances sprint performance

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results of a gasoline-fueled 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. The Audi RS 5 TDI competition concept is based on a technical concept car that Audi presented in summer 2014 on the 25 th anniversary of the TDI engine. The Audi RS 5 TDI competition concept rounded the 3.6 mi) race course in a time of 1 minute 35.35 Earlier post.)

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Punching above its weight

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“I’m very grateful to the EVA for the award I received, and we’re all especially honored to receive the best chapter distinction,” Erb said, noting that the Asheville chapter launched in 2014 with the hosting of its first National Drive Electric Week (NDEW) event. “We A guy with pictures of his car in hot rod magazines understands.”

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Why L. Ron Hubbard Patented His E-Meter

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From 1934 to 1940, he regularly penned 70,000 to 100,000 words per month of pulp fiction under 15 different pseudonyms published in various magazines. Part of a continuing series looking at historical artifacts that embrace the boundless potential of technology. Ron Hubbard a prolific writer is an extreme understatement.

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Additive manufacturing company Carbon3D named Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum; work with Ford

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The new Continuous Liquid Interface Production technology (CLIP) uses a tuneable photochemical process instead of the traditional mechanical approach, eliminating the shortcomings of conventional layer-by-layer 3D printing technology, rapidly to transform 3D models into final parts in a range of engineering-grade materials. Tumbleston et al.